
Matt Smith
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Biography
Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC series Doctor Who (2010–2013), Daemon Targaryen in the HBO series House of the Dragon (2022–present) and Prince Philip in the Netflix series The Crown (2016–2017), the latter of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
Smith initially aspired to be a professional footballer, but spondylolysis forced him out of the sport. After joining the National Youth Theatre and studying drama and creative writing at the University of East Anglia, he became an actor in 2003, performing in plays including Murder in the Cathedral, Fresh Kills, The History Boys and On the Shore of the Wide World in London theatres. Extending his repertoire into West End theatre, he has since performed in the stage adaptation of Swimming with Sharks with Christian Slater, followed a year later by a critically acclaimed performance as Henry in That Face.
Smith's first television role came in 2006 as Jim Taylor in the BBC adaptations of Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke and The Shadow in the North, while his first major role in television came as Danny in the 2007 BBC series Party Animals. Smith portrayed the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who from 2010 to 2013, becoming the youngest person to portray the character. In film, he portrayed a dual role in Womb (2010), the physical forms of Skynet in Terminator Genisys (2015), 1960s pimp Jack in Last Night in Soho (2021), and Milo in Morbius (2022).
Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Family Guy

The Graham Norton Show

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

The One Show

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Top Gear

The Sarah Jane Adventures

This Time with Alan Partridge

Secret Diary of a Call Girl

Last Stand of the 300

Doctor Who at the Proms

An Adventure in Space and Time

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

The Street

The Crown

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited

Doctor Who Confidential

The Shadow in the North

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Lost River

Terminator Genisys

Doctor Who at the Proms

Caught Stealing

Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea

His House

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

Doctor Who

Party Animals

The Forgiven

House of the Dragon

Doctor Who at the Proms

Last Night in Soho

Official Secrets

Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS

The Ruby in the Smoke

Morbius

Womb

Doctor Who: Rain Gods

Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1

Doctor Who: Good as Gold

Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2

Pond Life
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